Saturday, June 27 2020
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S TIMES SELECT CURATED FOR YOU
Road to ‘bankruptcy’: Tito delivers a brutal budget warning
Minister lays out the ugly truth about SA’s debt crisis, saying we must cut spending or face disaster in 3 years
VBS arrests are great, but we need stronger signs SA is fixing its mess
As our people despair over rampant graft, amid Covid the need for leaders to act is more urgent than ever
Predictably, the poor will suffer the carnage of schools reopening
Government’s decision should have been based on information from parents, teachers, not stripped-down data
Our thoughts and prayers are with you as Schabiritis shakes you, Msholozi
The ANC is beset by upsetting medical conditions, one of which could see Zuma playing golf and smoking cigars
It’s almost as if retailers want to lose customers
If companies can’t deliver online orders in a reasonable period, they should go offline for a while and grovel
It’s boom time on the Zim border as locals turn into lockdown smugglers
Unemployed Musina bakkie drivers are making a killing as they keep smuggling networks’ wheels turning
This is really deep, man: SA diamond came from 660km below surface
The 20-carat stone is rare and incredibly valuable
‘Aggressive’ students flagged in report on UCT prof’s suicide
Panel says Bongani Mayosi faced hostility on many fronts, questions why his trauma wasn’t caught in time
Kruger Park ranger fired after rare antelopes die of thirst
The recent deaths of 20 already endangered roan leaves a population of just 40-50
‘It brings a lump to your throat’: let’s honour 1995’s fallen Bok heroes
25 years since SA’s Rugby World Cup victory, team members remember brothers in arms who have since died
World-beating Wolfgat forced to think outside the box to survive
Restaurant in Paternoster feels the pinch as lockdown regulations keep customers away
The floral future blooms before our eyes
This is what the best of contemporary floral design is about